{"id":12098,"date":"2015-11-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-01T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/core3-789-core3.d2.worldvision.org\/media-center\/the-harlem-globetrotters-join-world-visions-goatee-for-a-good-cause-campaign"},"modified":"2022-10-14T10:56:43","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T17:56:43","slug":"harlem-globetrotters-join-world-visions-goatee-good-cause-campaign","status":"publish","type":"media-center","link":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/about-us\/media-center\/harlem-globetrotters-join-world-visions-goatee-good-cause-campaign","title":{"rendered":"The Harlem Globetrotters join World Vision\u2019s #GOATee for a Good Cause Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9_PkpFhtlo8″ align=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<\/div>[vc_column_text]SEATTLE (November 2, 2015) —<\/strong> This month, the Harlem Globetrotters<\/a> are partnering with the Christian humanitarian agency World Vision<\/a> to grow a #GOATee for a Good Cause, raising awareness about how goats and other livestock gifts are helping to break the cycle of poverty in developing countries.  Six iconic players and the Globetrotters’ CEO, Kurt Schneider, are dumping their razors throughout the month of November to grow goatees, which they will debut on Giving Tuesday<\/a> (December 1st<\/sup>) – a national day devoted to charitable giving.  The Globetrotters are encouraging fans to get involved with the #GOATee for a Good Cause campaign by giving a goat in World Vision’s 2015 Gift Catalog<\/a> to a child in need.\n

Goats are a Game-Changer for Kids<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

“In basketball the word goat is an acronym for Greatest Of All Time,” says Globetrotters star Hawk Thomas<\/a>. “But after over a dozen years of playing ball, I know no superstar is built without the hundreds of small, unselfish acts and sacrifices of their teammates.  I am growing a #GOATee for a good cause to encourage fans to do something selfless this Giving Tuesday by donating a goat and changing the life of a child or family struggling to get by.”<\/p>\n

Recent scientific studies<\/a> show livestock aid is successful in giving the extremely poor a large and lasting economic boost out of poverty. There are more than 20 animal gifts offered in World Vision’s Gift Catalog, but goats are the most popular item every year.  For a donation of $75 just one goat<\/a> can:<\/p>\n